But according to Psychology Today, you might be fooling yourself.
Research shows that we tend to idealize our current romantic partner and think less of other potential partners. And a new study suggests that we do this to help ourselves feel better about our current choice. And people feel this way regardless of how partners actually measure up against each other. The research team was led by psychologist Glenn Geher of the State University of New York.
They found that most people rated their current partners more positively than their exes on desirable traits like openness and agreeableness. And the people who were the happiest in their relationship were most likely to have this perception gap.
Dr. Geher says that whether or not these perceptions are true, they help us sleep better at night. And no doubt, to wake up to our partner in the morning. Sounds like a smart way to think.